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health care are increasingly experiencing difficulties in meeting up this challenge. The concept of Medical Savings Accounts … capacity of the individual, Medical Savings Accounts are normally introduced in combination with health insurance covering … Savings Accounts in different countries. It draws a mixed but rather positive picture of the results. Therefore it could be …
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Das Konzept der Medical Savings Accounts als Instrument zur Finanzierung von Gesundheitssystemen hat in den letzten … health care are increasingly experiencing difficulties in meeting up this challenge. The concept of Medical Savings Accounts … capacity of the individual, Medical Savings Accounts are normally introduced in combination with health insurance covering …
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In Finland, as in most OECD countries, the ageing of the population is one of the major long-term policy challenges. This paper first explores the scale of the demographic changes in Finland, the relevant institutions and their effect on the decision to retire. In light of the increase in the...
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With population ageing setting in sooner and more forcefully than in other OECD countries, Finland needs to reorder its fiscal priorities so as to ensure fiscal sustainability. That will require considerable reform as public spending currently expands vigorously. While GDP growth has slowed from...
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This paper assesses the long-term fiscal position of the Russian health insurance system using Generational Accounting, with particular attention to special factors of the health care sector. We find out that the demographic development of Russia causes a significant burden for future...
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The Philippines has been experiencing unprecedented economic growth in recent years. This has fueled greater consumption among households, and greater support for the expansion of government entitlements, particularly on health and education. Behind these developments, however, is the fact that...
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